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2011
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Audio Highlights of ILO Director-General Juan Somavia's opening remarks at the 100th International Labour Conference
01 June 2011
Director-General Juan Somavia opened the historic 100th International Labour Conference with a call for an urgent commitment to a new era of social justice and economic growth based on sustainable development to address mounting “turmoil” in the world of work.
2010
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Juan Somavia Addresses the Opening of the ILO's 99th International Labour Conference
02 June 2010
The ILO Director-General Juan Somavia has called for a “balanced” policy strategy aimed at securing a “jobs-rich” economic recovery in the face of new threats to the global economy from the sovereign debt crisis and fiscal retrenchment.
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Earthquake in Haiti - Eyewitness account by ILO's Richard Lavallée
15 January 2010
Richard Lavallée, Programme Coordinator for the ILO's Better Work programme in Haiti, describes conditions in Port-au-Prince immediately in the aftermath of the 7.2 earthquake that destroyed the Haitian capital on January 12, 2009.
2009
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The Hidden Jobs Crisis: Audio interview with Raymond Torres, author of the World of Work report 2009
07 December 2009
As economies start to show signs of recovery from the global economic and financial crisis, some countries may think about pulling back support measures for job creation and social protection. But this could undermine or even prevent economic recovery if done too soon or too abruptly as Raymond Torres, author of the ILO report "The World of Work 2009, the Global Jobs Crisis and Beyond" explains. (audio file)
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